“It is said that Jacob was financially well off. His parents or grandparents owned property in what is now downtown Boston. The property was just left for taxes and they moved west to Ohio.”551

1880 Census, Dist. 105, Wetzel Co., WV, p. 101A479
Dennis, Jacob, 42, b. OH, farms
Elizabeth A., wife, 37, parents b. OH, keeping house
Julia, dau., 16, b. WV
Elizabeth, dau., 14, b. WV
William, son, 10, b. WV
Edwin J., son, 7, b. WV
Adaline, dau., 6, b. WV
Ernest F., son, 1, b. WV

Death certificate:
Name: Jacob Dennis
Date/Place of death: Sept. 24, 1930, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV
Residence: Paden City, WV
male, white, married
Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Price
Date/Place of birth: Aug. 31, 1837, OH
Age: 93y, 24d
Occupation: retired merchant
Father: Daniel Dennis, b. MD
Mother: Katherine Couley, b. WV
Informant: Wm. Dennis, new Martinsville, WV
Cause of death: pneumonia
Date/Place of burial: Sept. 27, 1930, North View Mausoleum